Gera
Birthplace of the painter Otto Dix in 1891, Gera is a Thuringian city on the White Elster river whose centre retains buildings from its royal residence era as capital of the Principality of Reuss-Gera, alongside a dense run of public and private architecture from its textile-industry heyday between 1870 and 1930. More than a hundred grand villas and Gründerzeit buildings survive from the period when Gera ranked among Germany's wealthiest cities. The wider Thuringian region holds several UNESCO World Heritage sites.
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- Population104,659
- Nearest water from center 0.3 km0.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 2.3 km1.4 mi
Gera: quick answers
Where is Gera?
Gera is in Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt, Germany.
How do you get to Gera?
The nearest airport is Nobitz (AOC), about 57 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Gera?
The warmest month is July, averaging 19°C66°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 1°C33°F. The wettest month is July, with about 88 mm3.5 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Gera?
OpenStreetMap lists 9 museums, 55 restaurants, 20 cafés and 26 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.